Cartersville News

A tip led to the arrest of a Marietta man who allegedly grew 39 marijuana plants near a park in the Bartow County city of White, just outside Cartersville.

The American Red Cross would like to recognize and thank all of the community partners and major donors in Northwest Georgia who responded to the needs of the Gordon and Bartow County communities after the January 30 tornado disaster.

A woman was briefly kidnapped Tuesday night when she went for a walk around her block.

Cartersville's Chick-fil-A is donating a portion of its proceeds today to the local family of a baby, born this month, who stopped breathing when he was only four days old.

Penned by Steve Martin, "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" highlights the similarities of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, revealing both are creators of "beautiful" work.

The people listed on the Bartow County jail's intake report were arrested and booked into the jail but are not convicted, therefore are presumed innocent until the court system settles their cases.

The time is upon us! Below are the Cartersville City and Bartow County school systems' graduation dates and times.

The tornado that tore through Adairsville in Bartow County in January has largely left the minds of most Atlanta-area residents even though recovery efforts in that community about an hour northwest of Atlanta continue to this day.

Cartersville Police Department personnel stand out an ambulance on May 19, 2012, after businessman John Lewis was beaten with a handgun during an armed robbery.

Anheuser-Busch is providing 2,156 cases of emergency drinking water - or 51,744 cans - for use by relief workers and residents affected by the tornado in Oklahoma City and its surrounding suburbs.

A tip led to the arrest of a Marietta man who allegedly grew 39 marijuana plants near a park in the Bartow County city of White, just outside Cartersville.

After yet another weekend filled with flood warnings and event cancellations throughout the metro area, Cartersville is in for some sunny skies early this week and this Memorial Day weekend, though rain will be likely on Wednesday.

After honoring its 2014 Teachers of the Year at Monday's board meeting, Cartersville Schools named its system Teacher of the Year, Paige Robbins, Wednesday at a luncheon at Stonewall Manor , which was sponsored by Renasant Bank .

Editor's Note: The video clip above contains explicit language. Bartow County Sheriff's Office provided this recording of the call Marty Corbitt made to 911 on Wednesday as his neighbor, Phillip Rodger Bennett, 58, allegedly set Corbitt's 18 Boatner Avenue home on fire.

A shoplifting suspect who abandoned a 5-year-old boy getting away from loss prevention officers looked like a woman, but may have, in fact, been a man.

Updated 5 p.m. Bennett was released from the hospital and taken to the Bartow County jail by 4 p.m., according to sheriff's office Sgt.

The people listed on the Bartow County jail's intake report were arrested and booked into the jail but are not convicted, therefore are presumed innocent until the court system settles their cases.

The Rome Exchange Club donated a new rocking chair to the Neo-Natal Intensive Care unit at Floyd Medical Center on Friday.

The search for a man accused of setting his neighbor's house on fire with a 3-year-old child inside came to an end Thursday.

Georgia Power community representative Tequila Smith talks with Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, Rep.